tombed

past tense of tomb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tombed
Verb
  • The number of people believed buried was revised down to 59, from 91, on Wednesday.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The men dropped onto Sulztalferner glacier in Tyrol’s Ötztal Valley and were said to have buried their parachutes in the snow before pressing on.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, the Oregon State Police Medical Examiner’s Office Human Identification Program learned the unidentified remains were likely interred at Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City during a subsequent investigation.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Those interred came from a nearby reform facility.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Tombed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tombed. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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